Installing Dist Firmware On A Fortigate-5005Fa2 Module - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5005-DIST Getting Started

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Installing DIST firmware on a FortiGate-5005FA2 module

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FortiGate-5005-DIST Security System Getting Started
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Press Enter a few times on the management computer.
• If the message Console access disabled appears after the system starts,
the FortiGate-5005FA2 module is operating with DIST firmware installed. The
FortiGate-5005FA2 is operating in DIST mode and you should be able to view
information about the FortiGate-5005FA2 module from the primary I/O module
CLI or web-based manager. If the FortiGate-5005FA2 module does not appear
on the primary I/O module CLI or web-based manager after a few minutes,
contact Fortinet Support.
• If the login: prompt appears after the system starts, the FortiGate-5005FA2
module is operating with standard firmware. You can type admin and press
Enter twice (no password required) to log into the CLI. You must install DIST
firmware so that the FortiGate-5005FA2 module can communicate with the
primary I/O module and form a DIST system. See
a FortiGate-5005FA2 module" on page
• If the following message appears after the system starts and repeats every 30
seconds:
wkcfg_open_retry() failed to connect to IO blade, still
trying. Please config IO blade if it has not been
configured yet
The FortiGate-5005FA2 module is operating with DIST firmware and cannot
connect to the primary I/O module. Check to make sure the primary I/O
module is installed and configured correctly. In particular, confirm the I/O
module in slot 1 is configured as the primary. For details, see
primary I/O module" on page
Fortinet Support.
Most new FortiGate-5005FA2 modules are shipped with normal firmware installed
in the default partition of the FortiGate-5005FA2 boot device and DIST mode
firmware installed on the boot device backup partition. If your FortiGate-5005FA2
module has DIST mode firmware installed on the boot device backup partition,
you can use the procedure below to switch the DIST mode firmware to the default
partition so that the FortiGate-5005FA2 module operates in DIST mode.
Alternatively, you can skip this procedure and just download and install the latest
FortiGate-5005FA2 DIST mode firmware using any of the firmware procedures
described in the FortiGate-5005FA2 Security System
To install DIST firmware from the backup partition
Use the following procedure to switch firmware from the boot device backup
partition to the boot device default partition. If DIST firmware is installed in the
backup partition, at the end of this procedure the FortiGate-5005FA2 module
starts up in DIST mode. If DIST firmware is not installed in the backup partition,
you can download and install the latest FortiGate-5005FA2 DIST firmware.
Use the serial cable supplied with your FortiGate-5005FA2 module to connect the
FortiGate-5005FA2 console port to a management computer serial port.
Use these settings: Baud Rate (bps) 9600, Data bits 8, Parity None, Stop bits 1,
and Flow Control None.
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15. If this does not solve the problem, contact
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